Bhagavatapurana 10.68.43

10.68.43

tam eva śaraṇaṃ jagmuḥ sa-kuṭumbā jijīviṣavaḥ /
sa-lakṣmaṇaṃ puras-kṛtya sāmbaṃ prāñjalayaḥ prabhum //

42 & 43. Shaken like a raft the city was falling into the Ganga. When the Kauravas saw it so dragged they were confounded in terror. They, eager to save their lives, with their families, sought protection of Balarama himself with joined hands and with Samba and Lakshmana (the bride) in their front.